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PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS
Retention Member and Chief Counsel of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in two putative national and three Michigan putative class actions premised upon alleged RICO or ERISA violations.
Retention Member and Chief Counsel for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in action by Michigan's Attorney General concerning capital contribution of $125,000,000 to subsidiary.
Chief Michigan Counsel for National City Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, putative national class action now dismissed and on appeal in 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Chief Counsel for Continental Life in state putative class action-action dismissed, on appeal in Michigan Court of Appeals.
Chief Counsel in four acquisitions of insurers, and Chief Counsel with regard to regulatory and reinsurance work relating to corporate spin-off of insurer and national agency.
Court-appointed Receiver for six related companies.
Insurance Regulatory Representations:
Chief Legal Counsel to Rehabilitator (Commissioners of Michigan's Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation), American Way Life
Chief Legal Counsel to Rehabilitator, American Way Casualty
Chief Legal Counsel to the Liquidators (Commissioners of OFIR) of: Great Lakes Life, Mid-America Life Assurance and American Commercial Liability
Chief Legal Counsel to Liquidator of First Security Casualty Company
Deputy Rehabilitator, and Supervisor, of American Way Life, and American Way Casualty
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Other Blue Cross Licensees
Various Commercial Entities including Chrysler
Various Land Developers including Eyde Construction Company
Various Life and Property Casualty Insurers including CNA and affiliates
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Commercial & Business Litigation
Insurance and Health Care
Regulatory & Administrative Law
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Best Lawyers in America
Michigan Super Lawyers
Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the Law
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Universal Holding Corporation (Michigan, Insurance Holding Company), Director
Professionals Direct, Inc., Director (Michigan, Insurance Holding Company), 2002-September 2007 (Company acquired by larger public company), Chair of Governance Committee, Member, Compensation Committee (past)
The Association of Life Insurance Counsel
International Association of Insurance Receivers
State Bar of Michigan, sections of Corporation/Finance and Business Law, Real Property Law, and Labor Law
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Olivet College, Trustee, Secretary of Board (past)
Country Club of Lansing
State Bar Disciplinary Board; Chair, Ingham County Hearing Panel
Inns of Court, Master, MSU-DCL
Trial Experience Subcommittee, Chair, ; DeVitt Committee (Trial Competency), U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (past)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Regulatory & Legislative Quarterly, CPCU Society, co-author, "Honestly, This May Not Be the Best Policy," 2006
National Business Institute, co-author, Civil Trial Procedures in Michigan, 1992
Mississippi College of Law Review, co-author, Creditors Committee Liability for Statements Made in Connection with Reorganization Cases, 1989
Dickinson Wright's Quarterly Insurance Legal News
EDUCATION
Duke University School of Law, J.D.
Oberlin College, B.A. | 